Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told reporters Wednesday that a meeting with Xi 'is not planned at this time' in Beijing during the Asia swing. Complimenting his counterpart in Beijing, he explained, 'I have great respect for President Xi, and we are now working on a new trade deal with China. 'But it must include real, structural change to end unfair trade practices, reduce our chronic trade deficit, and protect American jobs.' President Trump thoroughly enjoyed a red carpet ceremony that Xi threw for him during a 2017 visit to the country. 'And if there are remaining issues that we can't get closed, I think President Trump expects that he's going to si tdown with president xi and address those issues,' Mnuchin added.

Source: Daily Mail February 06, 2019 21:43 UTC